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Abstract: The data collection under
this request are governed by Section
304.1–304.32 of the December 9, 1999
regulations that implement section
673(h) of the IDEA amendments of 1997
which requires that individuals who
receive a scholarship through the
Personnel Preparation Program funded
under the Act subsequently provide
special education and related services to
children with disabilities for a period of
two years for every year for which
assistance was received. Scholarship
recipients who do not satisfy the
requirements of the regulations must
repay all or part of the cost of assistance
in accordance with regulations issued
by the Secretary. These regulations
implement requirements governing
among other things, the service
obligation for scholars, oversight by
grantees, and repayment of scholarship.
In order for the Federal government to
ensure the goals of the program are
achieved, certain data collection, record
keeping, and documentation are
necessary.
Requests for copies of the information
collection submission for OMB review
may be accessed from http://
edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 3380. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor,
Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
245–6623. Please specify the complete
title of the information collection when
making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.84.938H]
Fund for the Improvement of
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Postsecondary Education; New
Hurricane Education Recovery Awards
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
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ACTION: Notice reopening the New
Hurricane Education Recovery Awards
fiscal year (FY) 2007 competition.
SUMMARY: On July 16, 2007, we
published in the Federal Register (72
FR 38827) a notice inviting applications
for the New Hurricane Education
Recovery Awards for FY 2007
competition. That notice established an
August 17, 2007 deadline date for
eligible applicants to apply for this
funding. Only applicants who timely
submitted a pre-application and
received an e-mail from the Department
with the applicant’s calculated
allotment for an award were eligible to
submit a full application by the August
17, 2007 deadline.
In order to afford as many eligible
applicants who timely submitted pre-
applications as possible an opportunity
to receive funding, we are reopening the
New Hurricane Education Recovery
Awards FY 2007 competition to eligible
applicants who timely submitted a pre-
application and received an e-mail from
the Department with the applicant’s
calculated allotment for an award.
Accordingly, the DATES section is
updated as follows.
DATES: Applications Available: August
27, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 28, 2007.
Note: Applications for grants under the
Hurricane Education Recovery Awards must
be submitted electronically using the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at
http://www.grants.gov. For information about
how to submit your application
electronically, please refer to Electronic
Submission of Applications in the July 16,
2007 notice (72 FR 38829–38830). We
encourage eligible applicants to submit their
applications as soon as possible to avoid any
problems with filing electronic applications
on the deadline date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Rosemary Wolfe, Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20006–8544.
Telephone: (202) 502–7516 or via
Internet: HERA2@ed.gov or
Rosemary.Wolfe@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339. Individuals with
disabilities may obtain this notice in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the contact person listed
in this section.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
other Department of Education
documents published in the Federal
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Register, in text or Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/
news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138d.
Dated: August 23, 2007.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers
Program—Advanced Rehabilitation
Research Training (ARRT) Projects;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133P–1.
Dates: Applications Available: August
27, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: October 26, 2007.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to provide research
training and experience at an advanced
level to individuals with doctorates or
similar advanced degrees who have
clinical or other relevant experience.
ARRT projects train rehabilitation
researchers, including individuals with
disabilities, with particular attention to
research areas that support the
implementation and objectives of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Act), and that improve the effectiveness
of services authorized under the Act.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
350.12 and 350.64 through 350.65).
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Absolute Priority: For FY 2008, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Advanced
Rehabilitation Research Training
Projects
ARRT projects must—(1) Recruit and
select candidates for advanced research
training; (2) provide a training program
that includes didactic and classroom
instruction, is multidisciplinary,
emphasizes scientific research
methodology, and may involve
collaboration among institutions; (3)
provide research experience, laboratory
experience, or its equivalent in a
community-based research setting, and
a practicum experience that involves
each trainee in clinical research and in
practical activities with organizations
representing individuals with
disabilities; (4) provide academic
mentorship or guidance, and
opportunities for scientific collaboration
with qualified researchers at the host
university and other appropriate
institutions; and (5) provide
opportunities for participation in the
development of professional
presentations and publications, and for
attendance at professional conferences
and meetings, as appropriate for the
individual’s field of study and level of
experience.
It is expected that applicants will
articulate goals, objectives, and
expected outcomes for the research
training activity. Applicants should
describe expected public benefits of this
training activity, especially benefits for
individuals with disabilities, and
propose projects that optimally are
designed to demonstrate outcomes that
are consistent with the proposed goals.
Applicants are encouraged to include
information describing how they will
measure outcomes, including the
indicators that will represent the end-
result. Submission of this measurement
information is voluntary, except where
required by the selection criteria listed
in the application package.
A grantee for an ARRT project must
provide training to individuals for at
least one academic year, unless a longer
training period is necessary to ensure
that each trainee is qualified to conduct
independent research upon completion
of the course of training.
Trainees under an ARRT project must
devote at least eighty percent of their
time to the activities of the training
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program during the training period.
Note: This program is in concert with
President George W. Bush’s New Freedom
Initiative (NFI) and NIDRR’s Final Long-
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The NFI can be accessed on the
Internet at the following site: http://
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/
newfreedom. The Plan is comprehensive
and integrates many issues relating to
disability and rehabilitation research
topics. The Plan, which was published
in the Federal Register on February 15,
2006 (71 FR 8165), can be accessed on
the Internet at the following site: http://
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/
nidrr/policy.html.
Through the implementation of the
Plan, NIDRR seeks to—(1) Improve the
quality and utility of disability and
rehabilitation research; (2) foster an
exchange of expertise, information, and
training to facilitate the advancement of
knowledge and understanding of the
unique needs of traditionally
underserved populations; (3) determine
best strategies and programs to improve
rehabilitation outcomes for underserved
populations; (4) identify research gaps;
(5) identify mechanisms of integrating
research and practice; and (6)
disseminate findings.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(k).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR part 350.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$106,705,470 for awards for NIDRR for
FY 2008, of which we intend to use an
estimated $600,000 for the ARRT
competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $147,000
to $150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$150,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $150,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the
maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Note: Indirect cost reimbursement on a
training grant is limited to eight percent of
a modified total direct cost base, defined as
total direct costs less stipends, tuition and
related fees, and capital expenditures of
$5,000 or more.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
use the following address: http://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/index.html.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
fax, or call the following: Education
Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398,
Jessup, MD 20794–1398. Telephone, toll
free: 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–
1244. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free:
1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA Number
84.133P–1.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed under Alternative
Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. We recommend that
you limit Part III to the equivalent of no
more than 75 pages, using the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative. Single spacing
may be used for titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs.
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• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The suggested page limit does not
apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the
narrative budget justification; Part IV,
the assurances and certifications; or the
one-page abstract, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, the page limit does apply to
all of the application narrative section
(Part III).
The application package will provide
instructions for completing all
components to be included in the
application. Each application must
include a cover sheet (Standard Form
424); budget requirements (ED Form
524) and budget narrative justification;
other required forms; an abstract,
Human Subjects narrative, Part III
narrative; resumes of staff; and other
related materials, if applicable.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 27,
2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: October 26, 2007.
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to
section IV. 6.
Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
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restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
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electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
To comply with the President’s
Management Agenda, we are
participating as a partner in the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site.
Advanced Rehabilitation Research
Training Projects, CFDA Number
84.133P–1 is included in this project.
We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through
this site, you will be able to download
a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and
submit your application. You may not e-
mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
You may access the electronic grant
application for Advanced Rehabilitation
Research Training Projects at http://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA
number’s alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133P).
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system later
than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
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• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at http://e-
Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete all steps
in the Grants.gov registration process
(see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/
get_registered.jsp). These steps include
(1) Registering your organization, a
multi-part process that includes
registration with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself
as an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR); and (3) getting
authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3–Step
Registration Guide (see http://
www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You also must provide on your
application the same D–U–N–S Number
used with this registration. Please note
that the registration process may take
five or more business days to complete,
and you must have completed all
registration steps to allow you to submit
successfully an application via
Grants.gov. In addition you will need to
update your CCR registration on an
annual basis. This may take three or
more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• If you submit your application
electronically, you must submit all
documents electronically, including all
information you typically provide on
the following forms: Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424), the
Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424, Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Please
note that two of these forms—the SF 424
and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424—
have replaced the ED 424 (Application
for Federal Education Assistance).
• If you submit your application
electronically, you must attach any
narrative sections of your application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other
than the three file types specified in this
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paragraph or submit a password-
protected file, we will not review that
material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by e-mail.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an
ED–specified identifying number
unique to your application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under For
Further Information Contact in section
VII in this notice and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
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after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in
this section apply only to the unavailability
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of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.133P–1), 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20202–4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133P–1),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.133P–1), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
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Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. The
Application Control Center accepts
hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424
the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under
which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail to you a notification of receipt
of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15
business days from the application
deadline date, you should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 350.54 and are listed in the
application package.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
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requirements on reporting, please go to
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its research
program, NIDRR assesses the quality of
its funded projects through review of
grantee performance and products. Each
year, NIDRR examines, through expert
review, a portion of its grantees to
determine:
• Percentage of NIDRR-supported
fellows, post-doctoral trainees, and
doctoral students who publish results of
NDRR-sponsored research in refereed
journals.
• Average number of publications per
award based on NIDRR-funded research
and development activities in refereed
journals.
• The percentage of grantee research
and development that has appropriate
study design, meets rigorous standards
of scientific and/or engineering
methods, and builds on and contributes
to knowledge in the field.
• The average number of publications
per award based on NIDRR-funded
research and development activities in
refereed journals.
• The percentage of new grants that
include studies funded by NIDRR that
assess the effectiveness of interventions,
programs, and devices using rigorous
and appropriate methods.
• The percentage of NIDRR-supported
fellows, post-doctoral trainee, and
doctoral students who publish results of
NIDRR-sponsored research in refereed
journals.
NIDRR uses information submitted by
grantees as part of their Annual
Performance Reports (APRs) for these
reviews. NIDRR also determines, using
information submitted as part of the
APR, the number of publications in
refereed journals that are based on
NIDRR-funded research and
development activities.
Department of Education program
performance reports, which include
information on NIDRR programs, are
available on the Department’s Web site:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
opepd/sas/index.html.
Updates on the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993
(GPRA) indicators, revisions and
methods appear on the NIDRR Program
Review Web site: http://
www.neweditions.net/pr/commonfiles/
pmconcepts.htm.
Grantees should consult these sites,
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on a regular basis, to obtain details and
explanations on how NIDRR programs
contribute to the advancement of the
Department’s long-term and annual
performance goals.
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VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6026, PCP, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by e-mail:
marlene.spencer@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–
877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: August 22, 2007.
William W. Knudsen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the
energy information collection Form
EIA–871A/J, ‘‘Commercial Buildings
Energy Consumption Survey,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for reinstatement under section
3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq).
DATES: Comments must be filed by
September 26, 2007. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments
but find it difficult to do so within that
period, you should contact the OMB
Desk Officer for DOE listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OMB
Desk Officer for DOE, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, submit by FAX (202–395–
7285). The mailing address is 726
Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC
20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may
be telephoned at (202) 395–4650. (A
copy of your comments should also be
provided to EIA’s Statistics and
Methods Group at the address below.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Grace Sutherland.
To ensure receipt of the comments by
the due date, submission by FAX (202–
586–5271) or e-mail
(grace.sutherland@eia.doe.gov) is
recommended. The mailing address is
Statistics and Methods Group (EI–70),
Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of
Energy, Washington, DC 20585–0670.
Ms. Sutherland may be contacted by
telephone at (202) 586–6264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
section contains the following
information about the energy
information collection submitted to
OMB for review: (1) The collection
numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e.,
the Department of Energy component);
(3) the current OMB docket number (if
applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e.,
new, revision, extension, or
reinstatement); (5) response obligation
(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required
to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a
description of the need for and
proposed use of the information; (7) a
categorical description of the likely
respondents; and (8) an estimate of the
total annual reporting burden (i.e., the
estimated number of likely respondents
times the proposed frequency of
response per year times the average
hours per response).
1. EIA–871 A/J, ‘‘Commercial
Buildings Energy Consumption
Survey’’.
2. Energy Information Administration.
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